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whim noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + WHIM | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEsudden 突发的奇想◆The nest is vulnerable to the sudden whims of the weather.这个鸟巢经受不起突然的天气变化。mere 仅仅一时的兴致personal 个人的兴致political 政治上的冲动◆Funding is subject to political whim.拨款受政治情绪左右。VERB + WHIMcater to, follow, indulge, pander to (especially BrE) , satisfy 迎合一时的想法；满足冲动的念头be subject to, be vulnerable to, depend on 受一时冲动支配；容易一时冲动；视兴致而定◆For years she had been subject to her husband's whims.多年来她一直受丈夫的冲动之苦。PREPOSITIONat (sb's) whim 随（某人）意◆They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at whim.他们好像能够随意改变比赛规则。◆Slaves could be bought and sold at the whim of their masters.当时奴隶可由奴隶主随意买卖。on a whim 心血来潮◆He bought the jacket on a whim.他一时心血来潮就买了这件夹克。PHRASESyour every whim 每个怪念头◆The child's parents pandered to his every whim.这个孩子的父母对他百般纵容。 |